The Welsh composer Sir Karl William Pamp Jenkins (b.1944), with works like his mass for peace, Karl Jenkin’s The Armed Man, and his Adiemus, is one of the most important and most frequently performed living composers. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover why with Stretta Music today!
It was clear early on, that Karl Jenkins sought to be a pioneer of a new, universal musical language. As a member of Nucleus and Soft Machine, he was an enthusiastic advocate of Jazz Rock, and he was also a brilliant oboist, featuring as Principal Oboe for the National Orchestra of Wales.
With the Adiemus project, he finally made his international breakthrough in the 90s. The hit of the same name, which became hugely popular after being featured in a TV advert, combines pop and classical music, and contains elements from contemporary pop music, sacred choral music, the classical symphony and world music. Jenkins created his own language for the vocal part, made up of sounds intended to evoke an atmosphere, devoid of meaning, open for interpretation.
His mass for peace, dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo war, The Armed Man, includes elements that unite religions, and people, from all over the world, and is one of the most frequently performed works by a living composer. The anti-war mass is written for a four-part mixed choir with two soloists (soprano and muezzin) and symphony orchestra.
In 2016 his choral work Cantata Memoria – For The Children, which he wrote to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, where 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives when a coal tip engulfed a school in south Wales, saw its premier. Apart from depicting the tragedy, Jenkins says: “Cantata Memoria is also a celebration of childhood, gradually moving from darkness into light.”
Karl Jenkins was knighted in 2015 for his remarkable contribution to music.
“I never categorized music. It’s always the same twelve notes, and it’s all about writing something with taste and integrity, regardless of the style. Ultimately, I always compose for myself, and if people like it, then that’s wonderful.”
Theme from Song of Tears
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 162861
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1555008
for: SATBB a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 910954
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 910189
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 672511
for: Flute, harp
Book
Item no.: 863431
for: Wind Band
Score
Item no.: 463351
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553795
for: Violin, string orchestra
Book
Item no.: 549422
for: gemischter Chor (SATB), Chor II (hohe Stimmen) optional und Ensemble
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1632988
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 666853
from Requiem
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 444869
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 908125
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 770636
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554278
from Adiemus
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 619920
for: gemischter Chor (SATB), Chor II (hohe Stimmen) optional und Ensemble
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1632994
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1613137
Mixed Bag No. 26
for: Flexible wind band
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 673809
bearbeitet für Holzbläserensemble ab drei Spielern
Mixed Bag No. 18
for: Flexible wind band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 636891
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 297723
for: Harp, Tambourine Ad Lib.
Book
Item no.: 648468
for: Choir (2 voices), piano [organ]
Choir score
Item no.: 687255
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 672505
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 672501
for: SSAATB a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 908886
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 349772
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553906
for: Piano, Harp
Instrumental Trio
Item no.: 1638901
aus dem "Requiem"
für gemischten Chor und Klavier
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 444870
from Requiem
for: String orchestra, percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 674299
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 587470
for: Soloist, Mixed Choir [SATB], Children Voices and Orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 864553
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 865285
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 672510
for: SSAATB a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 907562
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 666860
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 444659
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1145485
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier (Orchester)
Chorpartitur Orchestermaterial als Leihwerke erhältlich bei Bosoey & Hawkes
Item no.: 1663039
arrangiert für Brass Band (Blechblasorchester)
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 656178
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir score
Item no.: 1650931
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1143463
Tros y Garreg
for: 2 Harps, Strings and Percussion
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 579251
Psalm for Saint David from Adiemus Iv: the Eternal King
for: Brass Band and Flugelhorn[s]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1144857
From Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary
for: Brass Band and Baritone[s]/Euphonium[s]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1142940
from In These Stones Horizons Sing
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir score
Item no.: 1650946
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 1144923
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